Data Protec­tion

1. Privacy at a glance

General infor­ma­tion

The follo­wing notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is all data with which you can be perso­nally identi­fied. Detailed infor­ma­tion on the subject of data protec­tion can be found in our data protec­tion decla­ra­tion listed under this text.

Data collec­tion on this website

Who is respon­sible for data collec­tion on this website?

The data proces­sing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section “Notice on the respon­sible body” in this data protec­tion declaration.

How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, your data is collected when you commu­ni­cate it to us. This can be z. B. um
Trade data that you enter in a contact form.

Other data is collected automa­ti­cally or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is prima­rily technical data (e.g. internet browser, opera­ting system or time of the page call). This data is collected automa­ti­cally as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regar­ding your data?

You have the right to receive infor­ma­tion about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correc­tion or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data proces­sing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right, under certain circum­s­tances, to request that the proces­sing of your personal data be restricted. Further­more, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the compe­tent super­vi­sory authority.

You can contact us at any time if you have any further questions on the subject of data protection.

Analysis tools and third-party tools

When you visit this website, your surfing behavior can be statis­ti­cally evaluated. This is mainly done with so-called analysis programs.

Detailed infor­ma­tion on these analysis programs can be found in the follo­wing data protec­tion declaration.

2. Hosting

External hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (hoster). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host’s servers. This can prima­rily be IP addresses, contact requests, meta and commu­ni­ca­tion data, contract data, contact data, names, website access and other data generated via a website.

The hoster is used for the purpose of fulfil­ling the contract with our poten­tial and existing custo­mers (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO) and in the interest of a secure, fast and efficient provi­sion of our online offer by a profes­sional provider (Art. 6 Para 1 lit. f GDPR). If a corre­spon­ding consent was requested, the proces­sing takes place exclu­si­vely on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to infor­ma­tion in the user’s end device (e.g. device finger­prin­ting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Our hoster will only process your data to the extent that this is neces­sary to fulfill its perfor­mance obliga­tions and will follow our instruc­tions in relation to this data.

We use the follo­wing hoster:

Linevast
Droptop Ltd
At the Grashorn 8
14548 Schwie­lowsee OT Geltow

Repre­sented by: Valentin-Moritz Kuepper

order proces­sing

We have concluded an order proces­sing contract (AVV) with the above-mentioned provider.
This is a contract required by data protec­tion law, which ensures that
this only processes the personal data of our website visitors in accordance with our instruc­tions and under
processed in compli­ance with the GDPR.

3. General infor­ma­tion and manda­tory information

privacy

The opera­tors of these pages take the protec­tion of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confi­den­ti­ally and in accordance with the statu­tory data protec­tion regula­tions and this data protec­tion declaration.

If you use this website, various personal data will be collected. Personal data is data with which you can be perso­nally identi­fied. This data protec­tion decla­ra­tion explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We would like to point out that data trans­mis­sion on the Internet (e.g. when commu­ni­ca­ting by e‑mail) can have security gaps. A complete protec­tion of the data against access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the respon­sible body

The respon­sible body for data proces­sing on this website is:

Michael Schaefer
Selben­hauser Strasse 15
35792 Löhnberg

Telephone: 0049 163 637 0623
Email: m.schaefer36@web.de

The respon­sible body is the natural or legal person who, alone or together with others, decides on the purposes and means of proces­sing personal data (e.g. names, e‑mail addresses, etc.).

Storage duration

Unless a specific storage period has been speci­fied in this data protec­tion decla­ra­tion, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data proces­sing no longer applies. If you assert a legiti­mate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data proces­sing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permis­sible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. tax or commer­cial law reten­tion periods); in the latter case, the data will be deleted once these reasons have ceased to exist

General infor­ma­tion on the legal basis for data proces­sing on this website

If you have consented to the data proces­sing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, if special data catego­ries accor­ding to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are processed. In the event of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third count­ries, data proces­sing is also based on Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access infor­ma­tion on your end device (e.g. via device finger­prin­ting), data proces­sing is also carried out on the basis of Section 25 Para. 1 TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required to fulfill the contract or to carry out pre-contrac­tual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Further­more, we process your data if they are required to fulfill a legal obliga­tion on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. The data proces­sing can also be based on our legiti­mate interest accor­ding to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The follo­wing paragraphs of this data protec­tion decla­ra­tion provide infor­ma­tion on the relevant legal bases in each indivi­dual case.

Note on data transfer to the USA and other third countries

Among other things, we use tools from compa­nies based in the USA or other third count­ries that are not secure under data protec­tion law. If these tools are active, your personal data can be trans­ferred to these third count­ries and processed there. We would like to point out that in these count­ries no level of data protec­tion compa­rable to that of the EU can be guaran­teed. For example, US compa­nies are obliged to release personal data to security autho­ri­ties without you as the person concerned being able to take legal action against this. It can there­fore not be ruled out that US autho­ri­ties (e.g. secret services) will process, evaluate and perma­nently store your data on US servers for monito­ring purposes. We have no influence on these proces­sing activities.

Revoca­tion of your consent to data processing

Many data proces­sing opera­tions are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent that you have already given at any time. The legality of the data proces­sing that took place up until the revoca­tion remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to object to data collec­tion in special cases and to direct adver­ti­sing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH A PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS DATA PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR CONCERNED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN PROVE COMPREHENSIVE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOM OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 21 (1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH ADVERTISING PURPOSES; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 (2) GDPR).

Right of appeal to the compe­tent super­vi­sory authority

In the event of viola­tions of the GDPR, those affected have the right to lodge a complaint with a super­vi­sory autho­rity, in parti­cular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged viola­tion. The right to lodge a complaint is without preju­dice to any other adminis­tra­tive or judicial remedy.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automa­ti­cally on the basis of your consent or in fulfill­ment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another person respon­sible, this will only be done to the extent that it is techni­cally feasible.

SSL or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the trans­mis­sion of confi­den­tial content, such as orders or inqui­ries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryp­tion. You can recognize an encrypted connec­tion by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryp­tion is activated, the data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Encrypted payment transac­tions on this website

If, after the conclu­sion of a fee-based contract, there is an obliga­tion to send us your payment data (e.g. account number for direct debit autho­riza­tion), this data is required for payment processing.

Payment transac­tions using the usual means of payment (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are carried out exclu­si­vely via an encrypted SSL or TLS connec­tion. You can recognize an encrypted connec­tion by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

With encrypted commu­ni­ca­tion, your payment data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Infor­ma­tion, deletion and correction

Within the frame­work of the appli­cable legal provi­sions, you have the right to free infor­ma­tion about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of the data proces­sing and, if neces­sary, a right to correc­tion or deletion of this data at any time. You can contact us at any time if you have any further questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to restric­tion of processing

You have the right to request the restric­tion of the proces­sing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this. The right to restric­tion of proces­sing exists in the follo­wing cases:
  • If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to check this. For the duration of the exami­na­tion, you have the right to request that the proces­sing of your personal data be restricted.
  • If the proces­sing of your personal data happened/is happe­ning unlawfully, you can request the restric­tion of data proces­sing instead of deletion.
  • If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to request that the proces­sing of your personal data be restricted instead of being deleted.
  • If you object accor­ding to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been deter­mined whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand that the proces­sing of your personal data be restricted.

If you have restricted the proces­sing of your personal data, this data — apart from its storage — may only be used with your consent or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State are processed.

Objec­ting to Promo­tional Emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of the imprint obliga­tion to send unsoli­cited adver­ti­sing and infor­ma­tion material. The site opera­tors expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsoli­cited adver­ti­sing being sent, such as spam e‑mails.

4. Data collec­tion on this website

Cookies

Our website uses so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files and do not cause any damage to your end device. They are stored on your end device either tempo­r­a­rily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or perma­nently (perma­nent cookies). Session cookies are automa­ti­cally deleted after your visit. Perma­nent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or until they are automa­ti­cally deleted by your web browser.

In some cases, cookies from third-party compa­nies can also be stored on your end device when you enter our site (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.g. cookies for proces­sing payment services).

Cookies have diffe­rent functions. Numerous cookies are techni­cally neces­sary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behavior or to display advertising.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic commu­ni­ca­tion process, to provide certain functions you want (e.g. for the shopping cart function) or to optimize the website (e.g. cookies for measu­ring web audience) (neces­sary cookies). on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is given. The website operator has a legiti­mate interest in the storage of neces­sary cookies for the techni­cally error-free and optimized provi­sion of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and compa­rable recogni­tion techno­lo­gies was requested, proces­sing takes place exclu­si­vely on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 Para. 1 TTDSG); the consent can be revoked at any time.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in indivi­dual cases, exclude the accep­tance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. If cookies are deacti­vated, the function­a­lity of this website may be restricted.

If cookies are used by third-party compa­nies or for analysis purposes, we will inform you of this separa­tely in this data protec­tion decla­ra­tion and, if neces­sary, ask for your consent.

Consent with Borlabs Cookie

Our website uses Borlabs Cookie consent techno­logy to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies in your browser or to the use of certain techno­lo­gies and to document this in compli­ance with data protec­tion regula­tions. The provider of this techno­logy is Borlabs — Benjamin A. Bornschein, Rüben­kamp 32, 22305 Hamburg (herein­after Borlabs).

When you enter our website, a Borlabs cookie is stored in your browser, which stores the consent you have given or the withdrawal of this consent. This data is not passed on to the provider of Borlabs Cookie.

The collected data is stored until you ask us to delete it or delete the Borlabs cookie yourself or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Manda­tory statu­tory reten­tion periods remain unaffected. Details on data proces­sing by Borlabs Cookie can be found at https://de.borlabs.io/kb/which-data-stores-borlabs-cookie/ .

Borlabs cookie consent techno­logy is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

Contact form

If you send us inqui­ries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, inclu­ding the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of proces­sing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your request is related to the fulfill­ment of a contract or is neces­sary to carry out pre-contrac­tual measures. In all other cases, the proces­sing is based on our legiti­mate interest in the effec­tive proces­sing of inqui­ries addressed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this was queried; the consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Manda­tory legal provi­sions — in parti­cular reten­tion periods — remain unaffected.

Inquiry by e‑mail, telephone or fax

If you contact us by e‑mail, telephone or fax, your inquiry inclu­ding all resul­ting personal data (name, enquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of proces­sing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your request is related to the fulfill­ment of a contract or is neces­sary to carry out pre-contrac­tual measures. In all other cases, the proces­sing is based on our legiti­mate interest in the effec­tive proces­sing of inqui­ries addressed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this was queried; the consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you sent to us via contact requests will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Manda­tory legal provi­sions — in parti­cular statu­tory reten­tion periods — remain unaffected.

5. Social Media

Facebook plugins (Like & Share button)

Plugins from the social network Facebook are integrated on this website. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. Accor­ding to Facebook, however, the data collected is also trans­mitted to the USA and other third countries.

You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like button” (“Like”) on this website. You can find an overview of the Facebook plugins here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE .

When you visit this website, a direct connec­tion is estab­lished between your browser and the Facebook server via the plugin. Facebook receives the infor­ma­tion that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of this website to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the data trans­mitted or how it is used by Facebook. You can find more infor­ma­tion on this in Facebook’s privacy policy at: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation .

If you do not want Facebook to be able to associate your visit to this website with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.

The Facebook plugins are used on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legiti­mate interest in the widest possible visibi­lity in social media. If a corre­spon­ding consent was requested, the proces­sing takes place exclu­si­vely on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to infor­ma­tion in the user’s end device (e.g. device finger­prin­ting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Insofar as personal data is collected on our website and forwarded to Facebook using the tool described here, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly respon­sible for this data proces­sing (Art. 26 GDPR). Joint respon­si­bi­lity is limited to collec­ting the data and passing it on to Facebook. The proces­sing by Facebook after the forwar­ding is not part of the joint respon­si­bi­lity. Our joint obliga­tions have been set out in a joint proces­sing agree­ment. The text of the agree­ment can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum . Accor­ding to this agree­ment, we are respon­sible for issuing data protec­tion infor­ma­tion when using the Facebook tool and for imple­men­ting the tool on our website in a secure manner in accordance with data protec­tion law. Facebook is respon­sible for the data security of Facebook products. You can assert your rights (e.g. requests for infor­ma­tion) regar­ding the data processed on Facebook directly on Facebook. If you assert the rights of data subjects with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contrac­tual clauses of the EU Commis­sion. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum , https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381 and https://www.facebook.com/policy.php .

Twitter plugin

Functions of the Twitter service are integrated on this website. These features are offered by Twitter Inter­na­tional Company, One Cumber­land Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland. By using Twitter and the “Re-Tweet” function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. This data is also trans­mitted to Twitter. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the data trans­mitted or how it is used by Twitter. Further infor­ma­tion on this can be found in Twitter’s data protec­tion decla­ra­tion at: https://twitter.com/de/privacy .

The Twitter plugin is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legiti­mate interest in the widest possible visibi­lity in social media. If a corre­spon­ding consent was requested, the proces­sing takes place exclu­si­vely on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to infor­ma­tion in the user’s end device (e.g. device finger­prin­ting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contrac­tual clauses of the EU Commis­sion. Details can be found here: https://gdpr.twitter.com/en/controller-to-controller-transfers.html .

You can change your privacy settings on Twitter in the account settings at https://twitter.com/account/settings .

Insta­gram plugin

Functions of the Insta­gram service are integrated on this website. These functions are offered by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

If you are logged into your Insta­gram account, you can click the Insta­gram button to link the content of this website to your Insta­gram profile. This allows Insta­gram to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data trans­mitted or how it is used by Instagram.

The data is stored and analyzed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legiti­mate interest in the widest possible visibi­lity in social media. If a corre­spon­ding consent was requested, the proces­sing takes place exclu­si­vely on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to infor­ma­tion in the user’s end device (e.g. device finger­prin­ting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Insofar as personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook or Insta­gram, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbor, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly respon­sible for this data proces­sing ( Art. 26 GDPR). Joint respon­si­bi­lity is limited to collec­ting the data and passing it on to Facebook or Insta­gram. The proces­sing by Facebook or Insta­gram after forwar­ding is not part of the joint respon­si­bi­lity. Our joint obliga­tions have been set out in a joint proces­sing agree­ment. The text of the agree­ment can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum . Accor­ding to this agree­ment, we are respon­sible for issuing data protec­tion infor­ma­tion when using the Facebook or Insta­gram tool and for imple­men­ting the tool on our website in a secure manner in accordance with data protec­tion law. Facebook is respon­sible for the data security of Facebook and Insta­gram products. You can assert your rights (e.g. requests for infor­ma­tion) regar­ding the data processed on Facebook or Insta­gram directly on Facebook. If you assert the rights of data subjects with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contrac­tual clauses of the EU Commis­sion. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum , https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875 and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381 .

For more infor­ma­tion, see Instagram’s privacy policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/ .

Tumblr plugin

This website uses buttons from the Tumblr service. The provider is Tumblr, Inc., 35 East 21st St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA.

These buttons allow you to share a post or page on Tumblr or to follow the provider on Tumblr. If you access one of our websites with a Tumblr button, the browser estab­lishes a direct connec­tion to the Tumblr servers. We have no control over the amount of data Tumblr collects and trans­mits using this plugin. Accor­ding to the current status, the IP address of the user and the URL of the respec­tive website are transmitted.

The data is stored and analyzed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legiti­mate interest in the widest possible visibi­lity in social media. If a corre­spon­ding consent was requested, the proces­sing takes place exclu­si­vely on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to infor­ma­tion in the user’s end device (e.g. device finger­prin­ting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Further infor­ma­tion on this can be found in Tumblr’s data protec­tion decla­ra­tion at: https://www.tumblr.com/privacy/de .

LinkedIn plugin

This website uses functions of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Each time a page on this website that contains LinkedIn functions is accessed, a connec­tion to LinkedIn servers is estab­lished. LinkedIn will be informed that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click LinkedIn’s “Recom­mend” button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn is able to assign your visit to this website to you and your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data trans­mitted or how it is used by LinkedIn.

The LinkedIn plugin is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legiti­mate interest in the widest possible visibi­lity in social media. If a corre­spon­ding consent was requested, the proces­sing takes place exclu­si­vely on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to infor­ma­tion in the user’s end device (e.g. device finger­prin­ting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contrac­tual clauses of the EU Commis­sion. Details can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/62538/datenubertragung-aus-der-eu-dem-ewr-und-der-schweiz?lang=de

For more infor­ma­tion, see LinkedIn’s privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy .

XING plugin

This website uses functions of the XING network. The provider is New Work SE, Dammtor­straße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

Each time one of our pages contai­ning XING functions is called up, a connec­tion to the XING servers is estab­lished. To our knowledge, no personal data is stored. In parti­cular, no IP addresses are stored or usage behavior is evaluated.

The data is stored and analyzed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legiti­mate interest in the widest possible visibi­lity in social media. If a corre­spon­ding consent was requested, the proces­sing takes place exclu­si­vely on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to infor­ma­tion in the user’s end device (e.g. device finger­prin­ting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Further infor­ma­tion on data protec­tion and the XING Share button can be found in the XING data protec­tion decla­ra­tion at: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection .

Pinte­rest Plugin

On this website we use social plugins from the Pinte­rest social network operated by Pinte­rest Europe Ltd., Palmer­ston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.

If you call up a page that contains such a plugin, your browser estab­lishes a direct connec­tion to the Pinte­rest servers. The plugin trans­mits log data to the Pinte­rest server in the USA. This log data may include your IP address, the address of the websites visited that also contain Pinte­rest functions, the type and settings of the browser, the date and time of the request, how you use Pinte­rest and cookies.

If a corre­spon­ding consent was requested, the proces­sing takes place exclu­si­vely on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to infor­ma­tion in the user’s end device (e.g. device finger­prin­ting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Further infor­ma­tion on the purpose, scope and further proces­sing and use of the data by Pinte­rest as well as your rights in this regard and options for protec­ting your privacy can be found in Pinterest’s data protec­tion infor­ma­tion: https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy .

6. Analysis Tools and Advertising

Google Tag Manager

We use the Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

The Google Tag Manager is a tool that we can use to integrate tracking or statis­tical tools and other techno­lo­gies on our website. The Google Tag Manager itself does not create any user profiles, does not save any cookies and does not carry out any indepen­dent analyses. It is only used for the adminis­tra­tion and display of the tools integrated via it. However, the Google Tag Manager records your IP address, which can also be trans­mitted to Google’s parent company in the United States.

The Google Tag Manager is used on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legiti­mate interest in a quick and uncom­pli­cated integra­tion and manage­ment of various tools on his website. If a corre­spon­ding consent was requested, the proces­sing takes place exclu­si­vely on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to infor­ma­tion in the user’s end device (e.g. device finger­prin­ting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Google Analy­tics

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analy­tics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analy­tics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. The website operator receives various usage data, such as B. Page views, length of stay, opera­ting systems used and origin of the user. This data is summa­rized in a user ID and assigned to the respec­tive end device of the website visitor.

Further­more, we can use Google Analy­tics to record your mouse and scrol­ling movements and clicks, among other things. Further­more, Google Analy­tics uses various modeling approa­ches to supple­ment the recorded data sets and uses machine learning techno­lo­gies for data analysis.

Google Analy­tics uses techno­lo­gies that enable the user to be recognized for the purpose of analy­zing user behavior (e.g. cookies or device finger­prin­ting). The infor­ma­tion collected by Google about the use of this website is usually trans­mitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

This service is used on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contrac­tual clauses of the EU Commis­sion. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/ .

browser plug-in

You can prevent Google from collec­ting and proces­sing your data by downloa­ding and instal­ling the browser plug-in available under the follo­wing link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de .

You can find more infor­ma­tion on how Google Analy­tics handles user data in Google’s data protec­tion decla­ra­tion: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de .

Google Ads

The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online adver­ti­sing program from Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Ads enables us to display adver­ti­se­ments in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when the user enters certain search terms on Google (keyword targe­ting). Further­more, targeted adver­ti­se­ments can be displayed based on the user data (e.g. location data and interests) available from Google (target group targe­ting). As the website operator, we can evaluate this data quanti­ta­tively, for example by analy­zing which search terms led to the display of our adver­ti­se­ments and how many adver­ti­se­ments led to corre­spon­ding clicks.

This service is used on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contrac­tual clauses of the EU Commis­sion. Details can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/ .

Google conver­sion tracking

This website uses Google Conver­sion Tracking. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

With the help of Google Conver­sion Tracking, we and Google can recognize whether the user has carried out certain actions. For example, we can evaluate which buttons on our website were clicked how often and which products were viewed or purchased parti­cu­larly frequently. This infor­ma­tion is used to generate conver­sion statis­tics. We learn the total number of users who have clicked on our ads and what actions they have taken. We do not receive any infor­ma­tion with which we can perso­nally identify the user. Google itself uses cookies or compa­rable recogni­tion techno­lo­gies for identification.

This service is used on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

You can find more infor­ma­tion about Google conver­sion tracking in Google’s data protec­tion regula­tions: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de .

Facebook pixels

This website uses the visitor action pixel from Facebook to measure conver­sion. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. Accor­ding to Facebook, however, the data collected is also trans­mitted to the USA and other third countries.

In this way, the behavior of site visitors can be tracked after they have been redirected to the provider’s website by clicking on a Facebook ad. This allows the effec­ti­ve­ness of the Facebook ads to be evaluated for statis­tical and market research purposes and future adver­ti­sing measures to be optimized.

The data collected is anony­mous for us as the operator of this website, we cannot draw any conclu­sions about the identity of the user. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook so that a connec­tion to the respec­tive user profile is possible and Facebook can use the data for its own adver­ti­sing purposes in accordance with the Facebook data usage guide­lines. This enables Facebook to place adver­ti­se­ments on Facebook pages and outside of Facebook. This use of the data cannot be influenced by us as the site operator.

This service is used on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contrac­tual clauses of the EU Commis­sion. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381 .

Insofar as personal data is collected on our website and forwarded to Facebook using the tool described here, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly respon­sible for this data proces­sing (Art. 26 GDPR). Joint respon­si­bi­lity is limited to collec­ting the data and passing it on to Facebook. The proces­sing by Facebook after the forwar­ding is not part of the joint respon­si­bi­lity. Our joint obliga­tions have been set out in a joint proces­sing agree­ment. The text of the agree­ment can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum . Accor­ding to this agree­ment, we are respon­sible for issuing data protec­tion infor­ma­tion when using the Facebook tool and for imple­men­ting the tool on our website in a secure manner in accordance with data protec­tion law. Facebook is respon­sible for the data security of Facebook products. You can assert your rights (e.g. requests for infor­ma­tion) regar­ding the data processed on Facebook directly on Facebook. If you assert the rights of data subjects with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.

You will find further infor­ma­tion on protec­ting your privacy in Facebook’s data protec­tion infor­ma­tion: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/ .

You can also disable the “Custom Audiences” remar­ke­ting feature in the Ads Settings section at https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen . To do this, you must be logged in to Facebook.

If you do not have a Facebook account, you can deacti­vate usage-based adver­ti­sing from Facebook on the website of the European Inter­ac­tive Digital Adver­ti­sing Alliance: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/ .

7. Plugins and Tools

youtube

This website includes videos from the YouTube website. The website operator is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

If you visit one of our websites on which YouTube is integrated, a connec­tion to the YouTube servers will be estab­lished. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited.

Further­more, YouTube can store various cookies on your end device or use compa­rable techno­lo­gies for recogni­tion (e.g. device finger­prin­ting). In this way, YouTube can receive infor­ma­tion about visitors to this website. This infor­ma­tion is used, among other things, to collect video statis­tics, to improve user-friend­li­ness and to prevent attempts at fraud.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

YouTube is used in the interest of an attrac­tive presen­ta­tion of our online offers. This repres­ents a legiti­mate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If a corre­spon­ding consent was requested, the proces­sing takes place exclu­si­vely on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to infor­ma­tion in the user’s end device (e.g. device finger­prin­ting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Further infor­ma­tion on handling user data can be found in YouTube’s data protec­tion decla­ra­tion at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de .

Google Web Fonts

This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display text and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to the Google servers. This gives Google knowledge that this website was accessed via your IP address. Google WebFonts are used on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legiti­mate interest in the uniform presen­ta­tion of the typeface on his website. If a corre­spon­ding consent was requested, the proces­sing takes place exclu­si­vely on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to infor­ma­tion in the user’s end device (e.g. device finger­prin­ting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer.

Further infor­ma­tion on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s data protec­tion decla­ra­tion: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de .

Adobe Fonts

This website uses web fonts from Adobe for the uniform display of certain fonts. The provider is Adobe Systems Incor­po­rated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110–2704, USA (Adobe).

When you visit this website, your browser loads the required fonts directly from Adobe in order to be able to display them correctly on your device. Your browser estab­lishes a connec­tion to the Adobe servers in the USA. This gives Adobe knowledge that this website was accessed via your IP address. Accor­ding to Adobe, no cookies are stored when the fonts are provided.

The data is stored and analyzed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legiti­mate interest in the uniform presen­ta­tion of the typeface on his website. If a corre­spon­ding consent was requested, the proces­sing takes place exclu­si­vely on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to infor­ma­tion in the user’s end device (e.g. device finger­prin­ting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contrac­tual clauses of the EU Commis­sion. Details can be found here: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/eudatatransfers.html .

You can find more infor­ma­tion about Adobe Fonts at: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policies/adobe-fonts.html .

Adobe’s privacy policy can be found at: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policy.html

Google Maps

This site uses the map service Google Maps. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

In order to use the functions of Google Maps, it is neces­sary to save your IP address. This infor­ma­tion is usually trans­mitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer. If Google Maps is activated, Google can use Google Web Fonts for the purpose of uniform display of fonts. When you call up Google Maps, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display text and fonts correctly.

Google Maps is used in the interest of an attrac­tive presen­ta­tion of our online offers and to make it easier to find the places we have indicated on the website. This repres­ents a legiti­mate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If a corre­spon­ding consent was requested, the proces­sing takes place exclu­si­vely on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to infor­ma­tion in the user’s end device (e.g. device finger­prin­ting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contrac­tual clauses of the EU Commis­sion. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/ .

You can find more infor­ma­tion on handling user data in Google’s data protec­tion decla­ra­tion: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de .

Google reCAPTCHA

We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (herein­after “reCAPTCHA”) on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

The purpose of reCAPTCHA is to check whether data is entered on this website (e.g. in a contact form) by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various charac­te­ristics. This analysis starts automa­ti­cally as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various infor­ma­tion (e.g. IP address, how long the website visitor spends on the website or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyzes run comple­tely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.

The data is stored and analyzed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legiti­mate interest in protec­ting its web offerings from abusive automated spying and from SPAM. If a corre­spon­ding consent was requested, the proces­sing takes place exclu­si­vely on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to infor­ma­tion in the user’s end device (e.g. device finger­prin­ting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Further infor­ma­tion on Google reCAPTCHA can be found in the Google data protec­tion regula­tions and the Google terms of use under the follo­wing links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de .

8. eCommerce and Payment Providers

Proces­sing of data (customer and contract data)

We collect, process and use personal data only insofar as they are neces­sary for the estab­lish­ment, content or change of the legal relati­onship (inven­tory data). This is done on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which allows the proces­sing of data to fulfill a contract or pre-contrac­tual measures. We collect, process and use personal data about the use of this website (usage data) only to the extent neces­sary to enable the user to use the service or to bill the user.

The collected customer data will be deleted after comple­tion of the order or termi­na­tion of the business relati­onship. Statu­tory reten­tion periods remain unaffected.

Data trans­mis­sion upon conclu­sion of contract for services and digital content

We only transmit personal data to third parties if this is neces­sary within the frame­work of contract proces­sing, for example to the bank respon­sible for proces­sing payments.

Any further trans­mis­sion of the data does not take place or only if you have expressly consented to the trans­mis­sion. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, for example for adver­ti­sing purposes.

The basis for data proces­sing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which allows the proces­sing of data to fulfill a contract or pre-contrac­tual measures.

Payment services

We integrate payment services from third party compa­nies on our website. If you make a purchase from us, your payment details (e.g. name, payment amount, account details, credit card number) will be processed by the payment service provider for the purpose of payment proces­sing. The respec­tive contract and data protec­tion provi­sions of the respec­tive provider apply to these transac­tions. The payment service provi­ders are used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (contract proces­sing) and in the interest of a smooth, conve­nient and secure payment process (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). If your consent is requested for certain actions, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR legal basis for data proces­sing; Consent can be revoked at any time for the future.

We use the follo­wing payment services / payment service provi­ders on this website:

PayPal

The provider of this payment service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.rl et Cie, SCA, 22–24 Boule­vard Royal, L‑2449 Luxem­bourg (herein­after “PayPal”).

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contrac­tual clauses of the EU Commis­sion. Details can be found here: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/pocpsa-full .

Details can be found in PayPal’s data protec­tion decla­ra­tion: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full .

Stripe

The provider for custo­mers within the EU is Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland (herein­after “Stripe”).

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contrac­tual clauses of the EU Commis­sion. Details can be found here: https://stripe.com/de/privacy and https://stripe.com/de/guides/general-data-protection-regulation .

You can read more about this in Stripe’s data protec­tion decla­ra­tion under the follo­wing link: https://stripe.com/de/privacy .

Klarna

The provider is Klarna AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stock­holm, Sweden (herein­after “Klarna”). Klarna offers various payment options (e.g. install­ment purchase). If you decide to pay with Klarna (Klarna checkout solution), Klarna will collect various personal data from you. Klarna uses cookies to optimize the use of the Klarna checkout solution. Details on the use of Klarna cookies can be found at the follo­wing link: https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/policy/cookie/de_de/checkout.pdf .

You can read details about this in Klarna’s data protec­tion decla­ra­tion under the follo­wing link: https://www.klarna.com/de/datenschutz/ .

Instant bank transfer

The provider of this payment service is Sofort GmbH, There­si­en­höhe 12, 80339 Munich (herein­after “Sofort GmbH”). With the help of the “Sofort­über­wei­sung” proce­dure, we receive a payment confir­ma­tion from Sofort GmbH in real time and can immedia­tely start fulfil­ling our obliga­tions. If you have decided to use the “Sofort­über­wei­sung” payment method, send the PIN and a valid TAN to Sofort GmbH, which they can use to log into your online banking account. Sofort GmbH automa­ti­cally checks your account balance after logging in and carries out the transfer to us using the TAN you sent. It then immedia­tely sends us a transac­tion confir­ma­tion. After logging in, your sales, the credit limit of the overdraft facility and the existence of other accounts and their balances are automa­ti­cally checked. In addition to the PIN and the TAN, the payment data you enter as well as personal data are trans­mitted to Sofort GmbH. Your personal data includes first and last name, address, telephone number(s), e‑mail address, IP address and any other data required for payment proces­sing. The trans­mis­sion of this data is neces­sary to estab­lish your identity beyond doubt and to prevent attempts at fraud. Details on payment with immediate transfer can be found in the follo­wing links: https://www.sofort.de/datenschutz.html and https://www.klarna.com/sofort/ .

Master­card

The provider of this payment service is Master­card Europe SA, Chaussée de Tervuren 198A, B‑1410 Waterloo, Belgium (herein­after “Master­card”).

Master­card may transfer data to its parent company in the United States. Data trans­mis­sion to the USA is based on Mastercard’s Binding Corpo­rate Rules. Details can be found here: https://www.mastercard.de/de-de/datenschutz.html and https://www.mastercard.us/content/dam/mccom/global/documents/mastercard-bcrs.pdf .

VISA

The provider of this payment service is Visa Europe Services Inc., London Branch, 1 Sheldon Square, London W2 6TT, United Kingdom (herein­after “VISA”).

Great Britain is regarded as a secure third country under data protec­tion law. This means that Great Britain has a data protec­tion level that corre­sponds to the data protec­tion level in the European Union.

VISA may transfer data to its parent company in the United States. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contrac­tual clauses of the EU Commis­sion. Details can be found here: https://www.visa.de/bedingungen/visa-globale-datenschutzmitteilung/mitteilung-zu-status-questions-fur-den-ewr.html .

For more infor­ma­tion, see VISA’s privacy policy: https://www.visa.de/bedingungen/visa-privacy-center.html .